Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan Still Manages to Praise 'Very Intelligent' Anthony Weiner
By Matt Hadro | August 13, 2013 | 3:12 PM EDT

Liberal Piers Morgan is still fond of the twice-disgraced Anthony Weiner and is wondering if he'll make another comeback after the present New York mayoral race.

"Having said all this, there's something about Anthony Weiner I can't help liking. He's a very intelligent guy," Morgan admitted on his Monday show. "I've seen him make speeches at big events where he's brought the house down and been very funny and very charming. And whenever I've had to deal with him myself, I've always liked the guy."

CNN's Gun Control Ideas: Handgun Ban, $5,000 Ammo
By Matt Hadro | July 31, 2013 | 12:35 PM EDT

CNN's Piers Morgan plugged Great Britain's handgun ban on Tuesday as he and attorney Star Jones wondered how to take more guns off the streets in the U.S.

"Well, in Britain, we had a sort of dramatic reduction in all fire offenses when we made it a mandatory five-year jail sentence if you were caught with a handgun. It works," Morgan insisted. Jones suggested hiking the cost of ammunition.

Piers Morgan Promotes Reza Aslan's Controversial Book on Jesus, Mocks Fox News
By Matt Hadro | July 30, 2013 | 4:39 PM EDT

Author Reza Aslan falsely claimed that the Gospel of Mark contains no messianic claim by Jesus, but CNN's Piers Morgan asked him no tough questions and instead promoted his new book on Jesus in a slobbering interview on Monday.

Morgan mocked Fox News's interview of Aslan: "Reza, I mean, what were you thinking as that interviewer was asking those ridiculous questions?" Three times Morgan touted that Aslan's book was number one on Amazon.com.

CNN Tries to Rehabilitate Scandal-Tainted Eliot Spitzer (Again)
By Matt Hadro | July 18, 2013 | 12:07 PM EDT

Would Eliot Spitzer be getting such a boost from CNN if he were a Republican? The former Democratic New York governor resigned in 2008 over a prostitution scandal, but less than three years later he snagged a prime-time show on CNN. On Wednesday night he enjoyed a nice promotion from CNN's Piers Morgan as he runs for New York City comptroller.

Morgan largely avoided Spitzer's 2008 scandal – except to use it for his "comeback" narrative. "This is all part of a comeback. You are the 'Comeback Kid.' Do you like being the 'Comeback Kid?'" he asked Spitzer.

Twitter Explodes With Racial Epithets Towards Larry Elder: 'Coon A-- House N--ger'
By Noel Sheppard | July 18, 2013 | 11:41 AM EDT

As NewsBusters reported, conservative talk radio host Larry Elder had a heated exchange Wednesday with CNN's Piers Morgan concerning the George Zimmerman trial and prosecution witness Rachel Jeantel.

[Related: Bill Cosby Says Don't Bring Race Into Discussions About George Zimmerman]

Liberals on Twitter went absolutely nuts during and after the exchange throwing a barrage of vulgarity laden racial epithets at Elder (serious vulgarity warning):

Larry Elder to Piers Morgan: 'If Rachel Jeantel's One Smart Cookie, Why Don't You Hire Her as a Co-Host?'
By Noel Sheppard | July 18, 2013 | 10:13 AM EDT

CNN's Piers Morgan and conservative talk radio host Larry Elder had a heated debate Wednesday about the George Zimmerman trial and the prosecution's star witness Rachel Jeantel.

At one point during the exchange, Elder said to Morgan, "If she's one smart cookie, why don't you hire her as a co-host? (video follows with transcribed highlights via CNN.com and commentary):

Piers Morgan Called 'Too Lazy, Too Irresponsible' to Get Facts Right in Zimmerman Case
By Randy Hall | July 11, 2013 | 12:31 AM EDT

CNN anchor Piers Morgan is diverting some of his attention away from his perpetual anti-gun crusade to render his verdict on the trial in which Hispanic George Zimmerman is accused of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin.

While he says he knows “what a lot of people think,” Morgan has been sharply criticized by the left-leaning Bob Somerby of the Daily Howler, who claims that the liberal British host is “too lazy, too irresponsible to get even his basic facts right.”

Actor Jeff Daniels: Second Amendment Was From 'A Different Time,' Wants More Background Checks
By Matt Hadro | July 10, 2013 | 2:52 PM EDT

On Tuesday's Piers Morgan Live, actor Jeff Daniels pushed for universal background checks because the Second Amendment was written during a "different time."

"I'm one of the guys that goes back to the Second Amendment and just goes, 'you know what, it was a different time and now we're into the Sandy Hooks and the – you know, all of that and whatever happened between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin that night, only they know'," Daniels told host Piers Morgan.

Zimmerman Attorney: 'My Client Will Never Be Safe' If Acquitted
By Noel Sheppard | July 9, 2013 | 9:48 AM EDT

George Zimmerman's attorney said something Monday that is a truly sad statement about our society and the current state of America's media.

Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Live, Mark O'Mara said that if Zimmerman is acquitted of all charges, "He'll never be safe" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

MSNBC's Ratings Still Dropping While Fox News, CNN, HLN Enjoy Second-Quarter Boost
By Randy Hall | July 4, 2013 | 2:10 PM EDT

The ratings from April through June brought good news for the dominant Fox News Channel, the resurgent Cable News Network and HLN -- which was previously known as the Headline Network -- but that period saw MSNBC deliver its worst quarterly prime-time showing among total viewers and adults from 25 to 54 years of age since 2007.

According to a report released by Nielsen Media Research, CNN reclaimed the runner-up slot from MSNBC for the first time since 2010. Also, the “Lean Forward” network fell 16 percent to third place in prime-time ratings and nine percent to come in fourth in its “total day” numbers.

'Crossfire' Returns With Debate Over Supreme Court Rulings on Gay Marriage
By Randy Hall | June 28, 2013 | 11:18 AM EDT

After more than eight years since the cancellation of “Crossfire” in June of 2005, the once-popular debate program returned to the Cable News Network on Wednesday as a segment of that evening's “Piers Morgan Live” with a spirited debate about the U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding California's Proposition 8 and the dismissal of part of the Defense of Marriage Act.

The first new debate between conservatives and liberals featured Republican Newt Gingrich stating that the eight million voters who approved the proposition “have a pretty good reason to feel a little more alienated from Washington than they were yesterday.”

Piers Morgan: Rush Limbaugh is ‘Too Old and Too Boring’
By Noel Sheppard | June 26, 2013 | 10:30 PM EDT

Piers Morgan normally gets around 500,000 people to watch his pathetic show on CNN.

Despite this, the man few Americans actually know by name had the nerve to say Wednesday that conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is “too old and too boring” to be a regular on CNN’s revival of Crossfire (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):